How To Make A Checkerboard
Are you ready to learn how to make a checkerboard? This project uses beginner sewing and crochet skills. I made this for one of daughters for Christmas. You don’t have to spend money on a present for it to be nice. I apologize in advance for my longest video ever! This project has lots of [...]
How To Make A Pillow
Here’s how to make a pillow. Learning how to sew a pillow doesn’t have to be hard, and as far a beginnier sewing projects go it’s pretty awesome. How to make a pillow – VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Hello this is Joquena from Modern Homemakers, and today I’m going to show you how to make a pillow. [...]
How To Sew On A Button
Are you ready to learn how to sew on a button? Mending isn’t as hard as you think and it’s a great way to be frugal and save money! Just because you lose a button doesn’t mean your garment is lost. All it takes to fix a button is a little hand sewing and one [...]
How To Fix Elastic
Eight years ago when I got pregnant with my first child my husband and I made the decision to learn to live on a single income. We didn’t do any advance planning and we had no savings to speak of, so I had to learn to be creative. This has meant years of cooking from [...]
How To Reupholster A Couch
Learn how to fix your old couch so you don’t have to spend money on a new one with Joquena from http://www.modernhomemakers.com Learning how to reupholster a couch might not be as difficult as you think. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Hello. This is Joquena with Modern HomeMakers, and today I’m gonna show you how to [...]
Pacifier Clip
Baby crafts are so fun! This pacifier clip is easy and fast to make. All you need is a hair rubber band, suspender clips, and some ribbon. Watch the video below if you want to learn how to make a pacifier clip. Pacifier Clip
Buying Fabric
This past month my favorite fabric store was having a sale. All fabric in the store was 40% off. AHHHHH! Could I control myself? They only do this twice a year so I looked at my “to sew” list and planned accordingly. Since I am a “beginner seamstress” it was hard to know how much to get of [...]
2012 Resolutions
I thought long and hard about using the word “resolution.” The word sounds so generic, like something you say but don’t follow through with. Or maybe it stings a little because resolutions have been made and forgotten about quickly. My perfectionism doesn’t want to start a list, fearing it would not be accomplished or completed [...]
Christmas Gift Idea for Kids
Happy December!! Can you believe that we are 23 days away from Christmas? This Christmas I am making some homemade presents for my kids. I have taken up sewing as a hobby. It has always been my dream to be able to sew items for our home and children. To accomplish this I needed a [...]
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